Accessible Language Switcher: WCAG Requirements
Build an accessible language switcher: which WCAG 2.2 criteria apply, how to set lang correctly, and how to choose between links and select elements.
Quality, UX & compliance
How to make translated pages good for people: accurate, accessible, easy to switch, and respectful of privacy.
GDPR and Privacy When Translating Your Website
General guide to the privacy questions raised by website translation services: data sent, controller and processor roles, DPAs, transfers and cookies.
Language Switcher UX: Best Practices That Work
How to design a website language switcher: where to put it, how to label languages, why flags mislead, and how to keep users on the equivalent page.
Machine vs Human vs Hybrid Website Translation
How to choose machine, human or hybrid translation per page type: quality, cost and time trade-offs, review workflows, glossaries and do-not-translate lists.
RTL Languages on the Web: Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Urdu
How to support right-to-left languages: the dir attribute, CSS logical properties, mirroring rules, bidirectional text, numerals, fonts, testing and SEO.
Other topics: Multilingual SEO WordPress, Shopify & other platforms Reliability & performance